Shia, the God of Death
Lord Shia, God of Death, Death made Manifest, Guide to the dead
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Mora and Shia. The Gods of Life and Death. Both are vital to the survival of all life, as there cannot be life without death, and ever locked in a struggle of one force over the other symbolized by daily battles between them. Should Mora win their conflict and kill Shia, any being meant to die will not until the next sunrise. Should Shia win, nothing can be born until the next sunset. Despite their bloody conflicts, and acres of land left wrought with the gods' blood, these two are on relatively decent terms, their relationship defined by that they are bound to one another and there will never be a true resolution to their conflict without eliminating the world as we know it. Despite this, their followers are often zealots, viewing it as a black and white issue, with only one solution.
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As the God of Death, Shia is the master of all gods serving under shi, however Shia and Soliairs' relationship is personal. At the death of Benjamen Stridde, Soliairs' lover, at the hands of Svrar, the Goddess of Tigers, Soliairs begged the god for his life to be returned. Shia however, did not allow this, as all gods know that their personal relationships are fleeting and temporary and will one day end. Soliairs was unable to accept this fact, and under threat to throw the world out of balance, to tell mortals of the inner workings of the gods, and destroy the dividing line between god and mortal, was able to sway Shia into reviving him. This came at a great cost, that the God of Cranes was to ever serve Shia, and all who follow them, with Benjamen made into a personal servant for the god.
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Upon the death of his girlfriend, Chiiri sought to have her revived by the Death God. Shia at first refused, knowing that he was an omnia, and had not revealed this to her during her life and the numerous secrets he withheld could easily put a regretable end to their relationship. Just the same, Chiiri insisted, even going so far as to threaten the god. Angered and insulted by this, Shia proposed that shi would revive her for him, on the condition that if shi did, his girlfriend would come back with all the knowledge on what Chiiri was and his immortality, and that there would be a great personal cost. Without thinking, Chiiri agreed to the terms, desperate and heartbroken by her death and only thinking of his own need to see his girlfriend again. She was revived, and instantly angered by his selfishness and lack of thinking on her own wishes. She tore into Chiiri, lecturing him on his selfishness and how much he had hidden from him, and begged that she be returned to the afterlife. Shia was unable to grant this as she had already been revived, and in the process of this, Chiiri had denied her a proper burial to do so. Stuck as one of Shia's Dead, she holds a great resentment to him. As payment for having her revived, the death god struck Chiiri with shi's scythe in the head, giving him the Shia's Mark / Mark of Mora and forever binding him to the god.
Relationship Reasoning
Having the mark, Chiiri is bound to Shia and at will, shi can force him into service as punishment. This most often is mundane jobs such as overseeing the death rites of others, delivering death masks, or collecting the essences of those who have passed on. While done as a punishment and to simply get tasks done Shia is often too busy to bother doing shiself, Shia mainly intended for the omnia to learn some humility and shed himself of the selfishness that put himself in the situation in the first place.
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Benjamen Stridde is also bound to Shia, although undead. He and Chiiri have on occasion met one another doing tasks for the death god, but are no more than acquaintances.
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Much like the god of life, Ferventi also seeks to hunt and kill Shia, the god of death to prove himself the best of all gods of hunting.
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She greatly admires Mora and Shia and sees them as the leaders of the god and what are currently the highest ranking gods. She believes them to be incredibly wise due to their advanced age and whenever they talk in her presence she listens attentively and clings on to every word they say. Mora and Shia tend to like Morien for the respect she shows towards them and their domain, and because she is a lot less likely to pull something like Soliairs did to Shia or try to hunt Mora down like Fervanti does, but they also see her as young and naive. She also doesn’t take a side in conflicts involving the two gods fighting each other. She views herself as having no place in their conflicts but also believes the conflicts between them are natural and keeps the other strong.
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Oddly, John seems to be one of her few genuine friends. However, many suspect the validity of their relationship as JL is a notorious trickster god while Ana and Nancy are infamous manipulators, leading some to conclude that the spiders have managed to trick John or John is trying to trick the spider. Some even think they are both trying to trick each other. JL claims he can tell whenever the spider gods tell a lie but there is no concrete information proving this is true or false. Others think that at some point JL simply saw what the spider gods saw within the branching roots of fate or that they wanted to take advantage of his large cult and influence and the fact that fireflies have a more favorable reputation than spiders. Either way, Ana and Nancy helped him in the past when he was mortal and he seems to trust them to some degree, it is at the very least in their best interest to keep him alive and popular for now. Joining the Cult of Spiders also comes with the benefit of the gods promising that they can change your fate or rewrite one’s destiny as needed instead of just being a slave to it like others outside their cult.
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Ana and Nancy seem to actually get along quite well with Mora. it would appear that the goals of the spider god and the god of life usually align. Mora sometimes sends Ana and Nancy to make sure things are in order or flowing as they should. Mora does not usually seem too picky with the how and why the two spider gods choose to resolve the issues as long as it perpetuates the continuation of life and its resulting greater good. There is also the fact that Mora probably has a better grasp of their plans and why they are doing them due to the roots of fate. The continuation of life is something that Ana and Nancy need in order for any of their plans to work, but Ana and Nancy care more about the propagation of intelligent life in particular than Mora does. Meanwhile, Mora only cares that life continues no matter the state in which it does.
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Nergalzeb is one of Shia’s most fervent worshippers and she practically kisses the ground shi walks upon. She does what Shia says without question and sees Shia as a god of life and death along with Mora. Nergalzeb will often refer to Shia as Shimora in order to highlight how they view the god as being connected to both life and death. Nergalzeb takes any slight or disrespect towards Shia from mortals or other minor gods personally. Shia seems to find Nergalzeb loyal and useful but the fly god’s loyalty and love for Mora, the God of Life causes Shia to view the fly god less favorably. However, Nergalzeb rarely causes trouble for Shia unless Mora is involved.
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